Backfire 1950 123movies

Watch: Backfire 1950 123movies, Full Movie Online – Bob Corey, recovering from a series of operations in a Veterans’ hospital, learns that his friend, Steve Connelly, with whom he intended to buy a ranch, has disappeared under circumstance that indicate he may have been involved in a murder. Accompanied by his nurse, Julie Benson, with whom he has fallen in love, Bob follows a series of clues and incidents, including three more murders, that leads to a gambler, masquerading as an undertaker to avoid taxes on his illegal income, and has a whole lot to do with his friend’s predicament..
Plot: When he’s discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey goes on a search for his army buddy Steve Connolly. A reformed crook, Connolly is on the lam from a trumped-up murder rap, and Corey hopes to clear his pal. Tagging along is Army nurse Julie Benson, who has fallen for Corey.
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Warners noir, not very effective
Vincent Sherman was a solid director, but unfortunately, he missed the boat with “Backfire” because a backfire it was and went unreleased for two years. By the time it was released, Edmond O’Brien had enjoyed some big success – but in this, he doesn’t have much of a role.

Actually, the beginning of the movie is the best part. O’Brien is Steve Connelly, just back from the war and hoping to buy a ranch with his wartime body, Al Corey (Gordon MacRae). Al was badly injured and has been in the hospital a while. Steve takes off and says he will contact him. But eight weeks go by, and no communication.

One night, while Al is asleep in the hospital and they have given him something to help him sleep, a woman rushes into his room and wakes him up. She tells him that Steve has been injured, he’s in terrible pain, and he wants to die. She doesn’t know what to do.

Groggily, Al tells her that he is due to be released soon, and Steve should hold on. He points to a pad where she can write down the address. In the morning the paper is blank, and Al’s nurse (Virginia Mayo), among others, is skeptical about his story.

Once released, Al sets off to find Steve. He walks into sticks of dynamite getting ready to explode. He learns that Steve became involved with gamblers, and is wanted for murder of a big shot who wanted what he believed was owed him.

The problem is that once they started in on the flashbacks, the film became confusing. Most of the time going back and forth like that in a film is easy to follow, but for some reason, this wasn’t.

The film also stars Dane Clark as another war buddy and Viveca Lindfors who is involved with someone named Lou Walsh, a mystery figure responsible for a great deal of mayhem.

“Backfire” seems too long at 91 minutes because the pace was off. MacRae did an okay job but he needed a little more guidance; this would never be his milieu. Viveca Lindfors is stunning — it’s a shame her film career didn’t carry her further, but she wasn’t one to play Hollywood games. She was an award-winning stage actress and for some time did a one-woman show that toured around the country. Even into old age she did television and small roles in films.

A disappointment all around.

“Why do you always get romantic after your hypo?”
Veteran Gordon MacRae is recuperating from wartime injuries in a hospital. His buddy Edmond O’Brien has been visiting him regularly but suddenly the visits stop. On Christmas Eve, Viveca Lindfors shows up to tell MacRae that his friend is hurt. When he’s released from the hospital a short time later MacRae tries to figure out what happened to O’Brien, with help from pretty nurse Virginia Mayo.

Solid film noir with a good cast and several twists & turns. Great role for MacRae, best known for musicals. His wife Sheila also appears in this. Edmond O’Brien, Viveca Lindfors, and Dane Clark are all good. Virginia Mayo is lovely but it’s odd seeing her in black & white. She will always be a Technicolor goddess to me. She’s enjoyable in this and has believable chemistry with Gordon MacRae. Ed Begley is terrific as the police captain who’s also looking for O’Brien. He gets some great lines such as when he stops another cop from shooting at a fleeing suspect because “you might hit a taxpayer.” It’s something of a hidden gem among film noir movies. For some reason, it sat on the shelf for about a year and a half before it was released.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 31 min (91 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Passed
Genre Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
Director Vincent Sherman
Writer Lawrence B. Marcus, Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
Actors Viveca Lindfors, Dane Clark, Virginia Mayo
Country United States
Awards 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (RCA Sound System)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length 2,486 m
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm